celestial
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a.
1. 天的,天空的
celestial bodies
天体
2. 天国的;神圣的
Angels are celestial beings.
天使是天神。
3. 精妙的;极佳的
celestial music
美妙动听的音乐
4. (C-)天朝(指古时中国)的
今天用百度提供的词典随便搜索了一下单词,结果发现celestial有一个意思是古中国。
真是有意思,说给别人听后,有人又查了英文词典。
Main Entry:1celestial
Pronunciation:s*-*les-ch*l, -*lesh-, -*les-t*-*l
Function:adjective
Etymology:Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin caelestis celestial, from caelum sky
Date:14th century
1 : of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
2 : of or relating to the sky or visible heavens *the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies*
3 a : ETHEREAL, OTHERWORLDLY b : OLYMPIAN, SUPREME
4 capitalized [Celestial Empire, old name for China] : of or relating to China or the Chinese
朿elestially \-ch*-l*, -t*-*-l*\ adverb